Stanko’s stalking trumpet and predatory lyricism in now-classic early encounters with Edward Vesala/Dave Holland and Gary Peacock/Jan Garbarek and in his superb “comeback” bands of the 1990s – the “Leosia” quartet with Bobo Stenson, Tony Oxley and Anders Jormin and the “Litania” project paying tribute to Krzysztof Komeda… “Selecting material for this release has made me aware of major characteristics of my music. The direction: from chaos to order, from fury to lyricism.”